Spitting
does she have any sensory issues? my son will totally freak if he thinks he feels anything in his mouth and go on a spitting FRENZY! He will spit to total dry mouth so I dont think its about the saliva, it usually starts when he thinks he has a hair or something else in his mouth (sometimes even certain foods - broccoli). But I do think some of his is sensory. When he starts he gets sent straight to the bathroom where he can spit to his hearts content in the sink with the door closed so noone has to watch
- that usually quits the frenzy in fairly short order.
Good luck.
My son (9) started spitting about 3-4 months ago. It's just terrible and disgusting. I realize now that it's either a gross habit or maybe even a tic. There is nothing I can say or do to stop it and I've tried it all. He'll spit 10-12 times on the walk to school!! If anyone comes up with something to curb it, please post!I have a friend who has a 10 year old son that started spitting all the timeto get attention. He did it once, she freaked out, and that started the
habit. :) After pleading with him for two weeks and trying everything to
get him to stop she took him into the bathroom one day, told him to stick
out his tongue and wiped a finger full of liquid Dove soap onto his
tongue. She told him if he was going to spit she was going to give him a
good reason to do it. She let him watch her place the soap in her purse so
she would always have it with her. I don't think he ever did it again...
Isn't it possible that the spitting is perhaps an allusion to "creating" the illusion of generating more saliva?Is she doing it just to be doing it?? My son picked that up when we
were on vacation with the family, he heard someone else do it so he did
it a few times, we told him to stop, but i catch him doing it when he
thinks i'm not looking. I try to ignore it but when he does it in
public i yell or give a look.
My wonderful sweet dear daughter thought she needed to spit on the bus last year!
I think it was even at other children! I sure hope this year is a more pleasant bus experience, especially for the poor bus driver! Yes, I think she liked the attention, but she lost recess time. She still continued, occasionally.
We have no dx, but this would have been punished even if it had to do with any dx. Not a good way to make friends
!
My 5 year old daughter has a new habit, spitting. She does it just because no reason when you ask her she claims something yucky in her mouth. The spitting occurs indoors as well as outdoors and seems like it is habit now. I have been telling her it is discusting and not lady like but she does not care. She is not on any medication at this time but does take allergy meds Zertec and Rhinocort spray and Flovent for Asthma. I read the side effects and they mostly list dry mouth not extra saliva.
Advice anyone to get her to stop?
Is she doing to get attention? My SD would do annoying things like this simply for attention. Remember, negative attention is still attention. I would either ignore it, or create a consequence for it. Nagging her will only encourage it. IMOMy 5 year old son started that about two months ago. I noticed him doing it outside and didn't think much about it then he spit in the living room floor which is a little more serious.
He on the other hand was just doing it because he had seen another
child doing it. and thought it looked interesting. I told him it was
dirty and if he had something yucky in his mouth and wanted it out to
get a tissue and wipe his mouth. He did this twice and realized it left
paper on his tongue and lost interest very quickly.
Is OT covered by insurance after a diagnosis?ours is sensory issues. We haven't herd from the ot for this year. I feel for her--can totally relate.[QUOTE=dareboys]
does she have any sensory issues? my son will totally freak if he thinks he feels anything in his mouth and go on a spitting FRENZY! He will spit to total dry mouth so I dont think its about the saliva, it usually starts when he thinks he has a hair or something else in his mouth (sometimes even certain foods - broccoli). But I do think some of his is sensory. When he starts he gets sent straight to the bathroom where he can spit to his hearts content in the sink with the door closed so noone has to watch - that usually quits the frenzy in fairly short order.
I think you hit it, I believe she does have sensory issues and the district screened her for sensory intergration and told me no. She dislikes tags, turtlenecks, etc. She also does claim it is a hair or something yucky in her mouth.
Thanks everyone for the responses. Jill
My 15 year old son started spitting a year ago. He is afraid of germs and can't stand the thought of having germs in his mouth. He's ADHD & OCD and once he has started a habit, it's really tough to get him to stop. When I catch him doing it, I reassure him that there is nothing in his mouth and that even if there was, it will not hurt him.
He knows that it nauseates me and tried to limit it when I am around but it's hard to explain that to a 5 year old.
She's not doing it to be bad, she really believes there is something yucky in her mouth. Reassurance and patience - both of which we all have little left!
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